Summer will be here before you know it. Here's a preview of what could be in store for you with a charter or purchase of an Aquila power catamaran. We're keen to see more of these fantastic boats in Canada. Check out more on Aquila.

Sometimes you have to pull a rabbit out of a hat and make a boat appear out of thin air. Unfortunate circumstances made one of our Powell River boats unavailable for charter with little warning and there was nothing to replace it with us or our competitors in the region. Clients were on their way from London, England.

Time to pull a rabbit out of a hat. Where is there a suitable replacement boat? How to we get it in the fleet with no warning?

We called one of our reliable fleet owners, and saw the fastest deal in our history to come together. Allen flew out to Sidney by Friday at 8pm and less than 24 hours later he was on his way north to Powell River with a new boat, new tender and new outboard.

In fact, the boat is currently called "NEW".

Obviously, we're working on alternate names. Based on the story so far, the leading choice is "Magic Rabbit". If you can come up with one better, please add your suggestions.

Here's the first crew all the way from the UK as they depart Powell River today! Vacation back on track.

Book your holiday today. She's the finest boat in the north. Magic included.

From Eric - one of our owners in the fleet who helped with the repositioning of the Catalina 445 in California:

Victor and I arrived in Morro Bay on Tuesday April 17th to take Miss Stress up the California coast on her second leg up to Vancouver. We spent the next day, preparing to leave that evening . As soon as Captain Karel arrived, and we looked at weather and charts, off we went at 8 PM, on the start of an expected 20 hour run up to Santa Cruz. We wanted to pass the dreaded Point Sur early morning, when the seas were the quietest. It was an uneventful overnight motor and we turned into Monterey Bay, where we were able to put up sail. Suddenly we were surrounded by hundreds of dolphins. They crested the water, feet from the boat. They played with us for ten minutes, and were off. Behind them came the humpbacks. We overnighted in the beautiful Santa Cruz Marina, and were off again at 4 AM to time our arrival into San Francisco on the backside of a flood, the best time to cross the sand bar. At 2 PM the Golden Gate Bridge was in sight. What a thrill to pass under it. I suddenly realized that passing under the bridge was a bucket list thing. I put it on my bucket list and checked it off at the same time. We continued across the bay and parked Miss Stress in Berkeley Marina, leaving her for the next crew to continue the trek north.

The rain gods stayed at bay so we could have a spectacular Easter cruise. Check out the photos and don't miss the next flotilla. May loooong weekend coming up and next Easter is extra late in the season.

The open houses are in the schedule. Come mix with the community and get your season off to a great start. If you register, we hope to have you on the water with an instructor or member. April 7 in Vancouver and May 12 in Sidney are booking now.